THE LOST TEACHINGS OF THE CATHARS: THEIR BELIEFS AND PRACTICES by Andrew Phillip Smith ( 9781780287157 )

Item Details

Title:

THE LOST TEACHINGS OF THE CATHARS: THEIR BELIEFS AND PRACTICES

By:

Andrew Phillip Smith

Format:

Paperback

List price:

£14.99

Our price:

£10.94

Discount:

27% off

You save:

£4.05

ISBN 10:

1780287151

ISBN 13:

9781780287157

Availability:

Usually dispatched within 1-2 days.

Delivery rates

Stock:

Currently 2 available

Publisher:

WATKINS MEDIA

Pub. date:

13 June, 2014

Edition:

Anniversary edition

Pages:

256

Description:

Centuries after the brutal slaughter of the Cathars by papally endorsed Northern French forces, the medieval Cathars continue to exert a powerful influence on both popular culture and spiritual seekers.

Synopsis:

Centuries after their brutal slaughter by the northern French forces and their suppression by the inquisition, the Cathars continue to exert a powerful influence on both popular culture and spiritual seekers. But what did they really believe and practise?Tourists flock to the Languedoc to visit 'Cathar Country', yet few people know anything of the beliefs of the Cathars beyond vague notions that they believed in reincarnation, were vegetarians, were somehow Gnostic, and has some relation to Mary Magdalene. The Lost Teachings of the Cathars explores the history of this Christian dualist movement between the 12th and 14th centuries, offering a sympathetic yet critical examination of its beliefs and practices.

Publication:

Imprint:

Duncan Baird Publishers

Returns:

Returnable

Some other items by this author:

A DICTIONARY OF GNOSTICISM (PB)

CHRIST IN ISLAM (PB)

DON'T FORGET (PB)

GNOSTIC WRITINGS ON THE SOUL

GNOSTIC WRITINGS ON THE SOUL (PB)

JOHN THE BAPTIST AND THE LAST GNOSTICS (PB)